Ode To Poseidon

Cronus would never be defeated, or so he thought. Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon a lesson taught. Zeus took the sky, Hades the underworld, Poseidon the sea. Poseidon became father of floods, hurricanes, storms, all three. He somehow also grabbed up horses, which seems a stretch. But this is Greek mythology, thus a teensy bit of a far-fetch. The Romans borrowed the legend, renaming him Neptune. They threw in some extra ideas, waxing and waning of the moon. Atlantis was the island of Poseidon’s thoughts and his domain. He annihilated his enemies, to his brother Zeus he was a pain. Hades hid in the underworld, not a part of the competition. Homeric hymn of Poseidon’s adventures was a wonderful rendition. If you hear the horsemen coming from the storms above Get out of the way quickly, for it is Poseidon’s love. He takes no prisoners, still furious about the blinding of his son. Lightning is Odysseus, his most hated foe, enemy number one.